Saturday, December 28, 2013

Wrapping up 2013

I know, I should live each day as special as it is, as I’m writing this wrap up thing I can barely remember what happened this year. A worrier as I am, who was raised to be always looking ahead, I missed to cherish few moments and events this year. I guess I got it wrong when I always think of the future and I forgot to live on the present. Oh, but that was thing of the past now and I can’t bring back yesterdays. So with a glass of red wine on my side let’s try to recall the coolest and the not so coolest thing this year. Ready?

January

Received a surprise birthday cake and gift from my team.

Received a package from Korea . Gadget from a blog contest.

February

Had a misunderstanding with my girl friend in the office.

March

This month is one of the darkest times, my sister had her gall bladder removed and suffered for a long time in pain after.

April

10th year reunion and celebration with my HS classmates and friends.

2nd operation of my sister

May

Everything turns green when I started no meat eating.

Attended birthday bash with The Nerds, my HS friends, for our close friend.

Epic night and Team building with Membership in Laguna

The month when I realized that everything in Korea wasn’t as bubbly friendly as it seems. Some Koreans raise and eat dog meat, when I saw the horrible condition of those dogs it broke my heart into pieces.

Summit Media included my joke entry on their book of FHM Collection of Bar Room Jokes.

July

I started inline skating and bruised my knees.

August

Joined Amazing Race, team building edition and our team: Blue Warriors won 3rd place.

Glided the Ice Rink and series of strikes in Bowling!

First time I tasted kimchi after awhile and it brought up memories of my ‘Koryan’ days (Korean days).

Remember my Korean professor told me that Korea has 2 sides, dark and light. I only focused on the good and safe facts. Like any country, Korea has its issues. Issues like dog meat eating, politics, suicide rate, plastic surgery and etc.

September

I’m trying to understand Korea's culture to its depth and trying to forgive those Koreans for animal cruelty.

Visited Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines. Looked at the variety of Korean books and watched some movies. Looking at Korea with a new and fresh eyes.

October

A very personal, challenging and crucial month

Career - started to get depress with my projects, I almost can’t handle them all.

Had a lunch-coaching date with a good friend of mine. I was so grateful because of her advice, everything seems to be alright.

Had a date and birthday breakfast with my close friends in Accenture.

November

Many things happened this month

Had a dinner with The Nerds, my close high school circle and friends. Mga intelihente at kapamilya.

Had a date with The Singles, my college dearest and sweethearts. Mga bayot at kalandian.

Help my bff to set up a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend.

Got the biggest shock in my life when I realized that I still have feelings for this person. Hit me and knocked me down. I almost cannot breath with this shocking truth.

Avoided social networks for awhile to think and to reflect.

I was so dramatic and emotional, I was so irritating, even i was irritated with myself. Get a life you emo! arte mo!

Got few days vacation in Guimaras Island and Iloilo to clear my mind and not to runaway.

I wrote my thoughts and feelings

Met my biggest idol Mr.Jose Mari Chan and he smiled at me!! Eeeee!! I was so star struck.

Wrote my Personal Projects.

Christmas came early this year when I received twice my salary in one cut off (mind you excluding 13th month pay!). Totally-super-dupeer-100times-awesome and cool!! Then it was just a mixed up in our payroll resulted to a negative next paycheck!!! Geez, I knew it was a late April fool's all along! Haha!!

December

Attended Korea Study Conference.

I started my Happiness project and weight loss journey(again?!).

Booked and planned my adventures next year.

Learned what love is, grateful for the feelings, and then moving on.

Returned to social networks

22nd of December, I made my biggest decision in my life, when I ----- this is better left unsaid and unwritten. This day was my turning point.

Month to be grateful for the whole year of blessings.

With all that hullabaloos, 2013 – unlucky for some – has been very lucky for me. I’m not in my best health but I’m healthier than the past years. I hit rock bottom when I gained my heaviest weight but also reached heavens when I lost some pounds. Many first things happened this year like boarding a plane, roaming the road with inline skates, gliding the ice with my skates, strings of strikes in bowling, and having a fit with my best friend at the office (first time!).

What else have I learn during this 2013, the best year of my life?

There’s a lot of highs and lows, so many realizations and revelations, and when I learned to accept it and be happy about it, life is simpler than I expected.

I am very excited for all the possibilities this 2014 has to offer! Cheers!!

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...a blogger who loves Japan beyond anime and Korea beyond KPOP. She is passionate in different cultures and races but she believe that Japan is her first love and Korea is her soul mate . She works as a Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer and when not geeking out over work she's geeking out over film, vegan food, technology, people and culture of Japan and Korea, she has an unhealthy addiction to anime, manga and K-drama.